Pedigree information reveals moderate to high levels of inbreeding and a weak population structure in the endangered Catalonian donkey breed

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 378-386

  Gutierrez J P ^a   Marmi, J ^b   Goyache, F ^c   Jordana, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HORSE; INBREEDING; PEDIGREE; POPULATION GENETICS; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EQUIDAE; GENETICS, POPULATION; INBREEDING; PEDIGREE; SPAIN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 28144450148     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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